New parent to the Chalk Bucket!

[gymjourneymom]

Hi there fellow gymnastics fans! I stumbled upon this great site while 'out surfing'. I absolutely love it! There is so much great info here. My dd is 12yrs old & a level 6 gymnast (for the 2nd year). This has been a great year for her so far Much better then all of the stress we had last year (she developed fear issues last year, which she has since over come). Repeating 6 has been a real confidence booster for her. Our whole family is looking forward to her home meet this coming weekend. I'm so proud she has worked through her mental block & is happily working on her level 7 skills now. She actually told me on Sun. that she can't wait to get to practice on Monday....she thinks Giants are fun!

[gymnastmom96]

Welcome Gymjourneymom!!!
I'm kinda new too. Can't wait to read your posts!

[gymjourneymom]

Thank you for your welcome gymnastmom96!!! Hoping to make some new friends here What level is your dd?

[flippymonkeysmom]

Welcome !! My dd just turned 11 and is starting level 7. She is doing her first level 7 meet in May and is really excited. Glad you hear your dd is having a good season

[gymgymgymnast08]

Welcome to chalkbucket!! I'm 14 and a level 8. Bars and tumbling are my favorites.

[gymjourneymom]

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Originally Posted by flippymonkeysmom Welcome !! My dd just turned 11 and is starting level 7. She is doing her first level 7 meet in May and is really excited. Glad you hear your dd is having a good season

Hi gymgymgymnast08, Thank you for your kind welcome & the links. The 1st one, "Remember when?" actually made me cry! I'm so proud of my dd for working through her fears...but I know there will be new ones just around the corner. For now we're just enjoying the moment! I'm proud of all the gymnast who work sooooooooo hard! Level 8...you must have some amazing skills!!! Be proud of yourself!!! I know you girls sacrafice a lot for your sport! Unfortunetly, I couldn't get the 2nd link to open for me I'd love to see that one too.

[gymjourneymom]

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Originally Posted by flippymonkeysmom Welcome !! My dd just turned 11 and is starting level 7. She is doing her first level 7 meet in May and is really excited. Glad you hear your dd is having a good season

Hi Flippymonkeysmom! You can tell I'm new...haven't quite figured out how to reply properly...(sorry gymgymnast08, I put the wrong quote in my reply to you)....hope I'm doing it correctly this time! I usually only shop on-line ...So your dd will be competing level 7 soon....that's great!!! Our gym has started training for the next levels(7 for my dd) but won't compete them until Nov. Official decisions about who's moving up, won't be made until Sept. My dd still has her home meet this weekend, then sectionals in April and states in May to compete as level 6. I'm just happy she's happy

[gmom46]

Welcome gymjourney mom! I'm new to the site too! Found the site recently through a link LOVE it!

My dd is 12 yrs old and Level 8. She also compete USAIGC Gold level. Our gym does both USAG & USAIGC.

I'm glad to hear your daughter has overcome her fears and excited about going to the gym again. My dd at the age of 11 started having fears as well. She continues to work through some of them....mostly on bars. I hope I can post soon that all the fears are gone!

Good luck to your dd.

[gymgymgymnast08]

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Originally Posted by gymjourneymom Hi gymgymgymnast08, Thank you for your kind welcome & the links. The 1st one, "Remember when?" actually made me cry! I'm so proud of my dd for working through her fears...but I know there will be new ones just around the corner. For now we're just enjoying the moment! I'm proud of all the gymnast who work sooooooooo hard! Level 8...you must have some amazing skills!!! Be proud of yourself!!! I know you girls sacrafice a lot for your sport! Unfortunetly, I couldn't get the 2nd link to open for me I'd love to see that one too.

The first link is made by I-heart-beam on here
and the second is made by gymnasticsbabie on here. If the link doesn't work go to youtube.com then type in the truth about gymnastics or go on gymnasticsbabie's channel and its the truth about gymnastics.

I practice only 9.5 hours a week but i do go to open gym and everyone always tells me that I need to do something fun on weekends not open gym but i say open gym is fun.
wow that makes me sound like such a loser. i swear im not a complete loser

[gymjourneymom]

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Originally Posted by gymgymgymnast08 The first link is made by I-heart-beam on here and the second is made by gymnasticsbabie on here. If the link doesn't work go to youtube.com then type in the truth about gymnastics or go on gymnasticsbabie's channel and its the truth about gymnastics. I practice only 9.5 hours a week but i do go to open gym and everyone always tells me that I need to do something fun on weekends not open gym but i say open gym is fun. wow that makes me sound like such a loser. i swear im not a complete loser

Thanks so much...I'll try to find the video that way. It's great that as a level 8 you can practice 9.5 hrs/week. Your coaches aren't burning you out, so you can still enjoy yourself in open gym or whatever else might come up. There's a lot to be said for that line of thinking! Loser??? No way!!! You have my total respect! My dd is level 6 right now & doing 11.5hrs/week. But there are 16 girls on the level 6 team. I think they need the extra time just to get everyone coached! My dd actually likes floor best...she loves to tumble. Her best event is vault...but believe it or not....she says that makes her the most nervous. She knows the coach/team is counting on her to do it well!